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The Ukrainian military has no tank brigade left as they were all reorganized, sources in the Russian law enforcement agencies told TASS on August 2.
“There is not a single tank brigade left in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to Ukrainian Telegram channels, the 4th separate tank brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been reorganized into a separate heavy mechanized brigade,” a source said.
The 17th separate tank brigade, which was defeated near Olgovka in the Kursk direction in the winter of 2024, was also reorganized into a heavy mechanized brigade, the source added, noting that according to the accounts of captured Ukrainian soldiers, the brigade was sorely short of armored vehicles, which is why the tankers were used as regular infantry without cover.
The source went on to explain that the re-formation of the brigades cannot be called a promotion, because they lose the tank battalion when it changes into a mechanized one.
“Apparently, there are big problems with the supply of heavy armored vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but do you remember how happy they were with the Western Leopard and Abrams tanks? Where are they all now?” the source said.
The Russian Ministry of Defense says that Ukraine has lost more than 24,000 armored vehicles, including main battle tanks, since the start of the special military operation more than three years ago. Other sources specify that Ukraine has so far lost over 1,200 tanks.
Last month, Australia said that it had delivered the majority of the 49 pledged American-made M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine.
The tanks will likely last to the end of the year. Aside from these tanks, there has been no major pledges to rearm Kiev’s tank brigades.
Most of Soviet-era tanks in Europe were shipped to Ukraine early on in the conflict, and later on most separable Leopard 1/2 and Challenger 2 tanks were sent.
Ukraine’s backers could still ship a few dozen tanks to Ukraine from here and there sometime later. However, it is not completely illogical to assume that the Ukrainian military will not be able to build any credible ground offensive capabilities any time soon.
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and their mechanized brigade’s motor vehicle transports are now very environment friendly ebikes.
how many has putler lost? to the point where they had to bring back their rusty t-50s and t-60s.
pathetic, even for defensive purposes.
whine and cope harder, the fags lost their equivalent of iraq.
because that’s all ukraine is for the west, it is for lgbt what iraq was for conservative christians.
who lost their equivalent of iraq? iraq lost a lot of russian tanks fighting the us.
when this retarded bozo the clown has to bring up “oryx” (which is western intelligence services with a false nose) you know they know they are f*cked.
as for “independent”, we saw how many “independent” media had to close down after the us state department funds were shut. don’t look up the definition for “independent”.
russia still produces and refusbishes tons of tanks a year while ukraine is sinking and rely on lies and cheap propaganda..
if southfront was truly independent, why would they not allow you to downvote their articles with 1 star? if you attempt to give it 1 star–it defaults to 4? i’m sorry, but that is not even remotely independent.
and as for free speech, you can barely talk in the comments without being censored (“waiting for approval” never gets approved).
i can commend southfront for one thing: not constantly deleting comments.
but otherwise, their opinions are full of sh!t.
your retarded brain has trouble with the definition of the word “independent” it seems.
independent does not mean you have to like it or they should please you in any way moron.
nobody forces you to come here if you don’t like it.
thank you for your messages this is hilarious😂😂😂
independent open‑source researchers like oryx confirm that russia has lost over 4,000 tanks in ukraine (destroyed, damaged, abandoned, or captured).
facing severe shortages, russia has reactivated and deployed soviet-era tanks like the t‑62, t‑55, and even t‑54, which are 50–70 years old, mostly held in storage since the cold war.
these older models were brought in to make up for modern tank losses and battlefield attrition—not just t‑50s or t‑60s, but primarily t‑62s and t‑55s
and this is why the ukrainians have failed to dislodge the russians and continue to forfeit more territory every day. because of how successful they have been against the russians and because the russians are using obsolescent equipment due to that ukrainian success. nafomosexual logic presents again.
ukraine hasn’t failed.
putler’s russia has.
russia lost hundreds of thousands of their men, all just to be unable to take their next-door neighbor. 😆
us fought against nations in different continents and won. how about that?
there will be more russians after this conflict than before and russia will be stronger, to the point that the west is afraid now. that is without talking about the reputation hit that nato and the us will take.
you have to wonder were are these victories of the us you talk about ? afghanistan ? vietnam ?
the us always claims victory of course. as you are retarded, you will believe anything you like. who cares ? it doesn’t change reality.
those are some cool ruzzian wet dreams.
so you are back to your 3 years old child “no” period ?
you having no argument to defend yourself pretty much mean i’m right.
there are still many cia made videos and news stories made daily highlighting ukrainians false victories paid for by the us taxpayer to propagandize the masses . the war zionist mongers keep the lies flowing to print endless money to steal from taxpayers .
wait a moment 1200 afu tanks lost, but how many trained tank crews were wiped out? it takes 6 months to train new tank crews and how many brainwashed kamikaze will board these driving coffins? with the latest rf drone and artillery tactics you have to film the last video for your mother first💣🔥💣
i’ve heard they stuff recruits snatched fresh off the streets in them, weld the hatches shut, then have them drive around in circles hoping to draw enemy fire.